Project contents:

Cycle 1: Hazel | Hazel & Magic, Sketching Hazel leaves, Drawing the whole tree - studies of hazelnuts, buds and branches, Sketching the hazel tree - trunks in pencil, ink & watercolour,

Cycle 2: Alder & Birch | Finding common ground - leaf shape, catkins and cones, Painting catkins & cones in watercolour, Colour Mixing exercise - how to create a ‘muted’ palette for Autumn, Painting the whole tree - Hazel, Painting the whole tree - Alder and some ideas for Silver Birch.

Cycle 3: The Mighty Oak Part 1 | Acorns and leaves - painting turning oak leaves and acorns in watercolour, Oak leaf shapes from different species, Tips for drawing and painting curling leaves, Acorns change too - matching the changing colours with watercolour,

Cycle 4: The Mighty Oak Part 1 | Sketching sections of the Oak tree in pencil (using windows), The Stick tree technique for fleshing out a tree from a sketch, Inky oak with a textured ‘topping’ for the bark, A full watercolour study of an Oak tree and other composition ideas.

Cycle 5: Yew | Branches, berries and leaves in watercolour, Yew regeneration study in ink, watercolour and pastel pencil, Yew bark - textures colours and patterns (Ink & Watercolour)

Cycle 6: Yew Part 2 | Sketchbook Experiments - windows of observation to test materials, A young Yew tree step by step with ink & pastel pencil, An older Yew tree step by step using ink & pastel (inspired by the Crowhurst Yew)

Materials used in this project (not included in project price): 2B Pencil, graphite stick, Burnt umber + Burnt Sienna drawing inks, 12 pan set of watercolours, Size 1 Rigger Brush, Size 6 round watercolour brush, Burnt Umber pastel pencil, chalk pencil. All materials are available in our Art Shop